TW202204923A - Detection unit for connecting apparatus and handler having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention reveals a detection unit for connecting apparatus, mainly including a main passage formed in a base of the connecting apparatus, a connecting member movably disposed in the main passage which can contact and press on a electronic component with a predetermined pressure, a detector disposed in the base of the connecting apparatus, and a trigger disposed in the main passage between the detector and the connecting member. The connecting member moves in the main passage to push the trigger to press on the detector, triggering detection of the detector of over pression on the electronic component. The connecting apparatus or the handler can pause or mark on the electronic component for abnormal electronic component or factor removal. Operation quality and efficiency of the handler are then improved.

Description

Splicer detection unit and its application work equipment

The present invention provides a connector detecting unit which can instantly detect whether the connector is under-voltage or over-voltage electronic components, so as to ensure the working quality.

At present, most of the conveying devices or testing devices of electronic component operation equipment use adapters (such as conveyors or pressure shifters) to perform transfer, crimping or shifting on holders (such as carriers, feed trays or test seats). The operation of loading and crimping electronic components; taking the pressure shifter of the test device as an example, the pressure shifter transfers the electronic components to the test seat, and presses the electronic components on the test seat with a preset crimping force to perform the test operation; then the test seat In the normal holding state, it can only hold a single horizontally placed electronic component to be tested at a time. If the other pressure shifter does not take out the last tested electronic component, it will happen that there is a tested electronic component in the test seat. The abnormal holding state of the component, when the pressure shifter moves the electronic component under test into the test seat, the problem of pressure loss of the electronic component will occur. If the staff does not immediately know the abnormal holding state of the test seat, it will cause The electronic components transferred by the pressure shifter are damaged one after another, which not only increases the cost of electronic components, but also affects the test accuracy due to debris from damaged electronic components.

The first object of the present invention is to provide an adapter detection unit, the adapter is provided with a base with a main airway, the main airway is equipped with a displaceable and actuated joint, and the joint is used to perform preset operations on electronic components, and the detection unit A sensor and an actuating piece are provided, the sensor is arranged on the base, the actuating piece is assembled on the main airway, and is located between the sensor and the engaging piece; so as to push the actuating piece against the sensor on the engaging piece, so that the The sensor detects the overvoltage electronic components of the joint in real time, so as to quickly eliminate the abnormality and effectively improve the operation quality.

The second object of the present invention is to provide an adapter detection unit, the detection unit can use the air pressure of the main airway to make the actuator preload the sensor. If the main airway loses pressure, the actuator will reduce the pressure on the sensor. The sensor immediately detects the abnormal pressure loss of the main airway, so as to know that the connector located in the main airway cannot crimp the electronic components with the preset crimping force, so that the staff can quickly eliminate the abnormality, thereby effectively improving the operation quality.

The third object of the present invention is to provide an operation equipment, including a machine table, a feeding device, a material receiving device, an operation device with the splicer detection unit of the present invention, and a central control device; the feeding device is arranged on the machine table, and is provided with At least one feeding and receiving device for accommodating the electronic components to be operated; the receiving device is arranged on the machine table, and is provided with at least one receiving and receiving device for accommodating the electronic components that have been processed; the working device is arranged on the machine table, and is provided with at least one An operating tool and a connector detecting unit of the present invention, the operating device is used for performing preset operations on electronic components, the connector is used for attaching electronic components during operation, and the detecting unit is used for detecting whether the pressure of the connector is abnormal ; The central control device is used to control and integrate the actions of various devices to perform automated operations to achieve practical benefits of improving operational efficiency.

In order to make your examiners further understand the present invention, hereby give a preferred embodiment and cooperate with the drawings, the details are as follows:

Please refer to FIG. 1 , the detection unit of the present invention is applied to a connector, and the connector can be a conveyor, a crimper or a pressure-shifter for performing transfer operations, crimping operations, or crimping and transferring of electronic components Operation, the function of the adapter depends on the operation requirements, and is not limited to this embodiment. The detection unit is used to detect whether the pressure of the adapter is abnormal (such as pressure loss or overpressure) in real time, so as to facilitate the staff to eliminate the abnormality immediately. .

The adapter includes a base 11 and a joint 12. The base 11 is provided with a first surface 111 and a second surface 112, and the first surface 111 is used for assembling a carrier (such as a floater, a moving arm or a frame, not shown in the figure). shown), in this embodiment, the base 11 uses the top surface as the first surface 111 for assembling on the carrier, and uses the bottom surface as the second surface 112; The air channel 113, the fluid can be gas, the main air channel 113 includes a first flow channel section L1, a second flow channel section L2 and a third flow channel section L3 that communicate with each other. The apertures of the first flow channel section L1 and the third flow channel section L3 are the same, Furthermore, the apertures of the first flow channel section L1, the second flow channel section L2 and the third flow channel section L3 are the same; and the base 11 of the adapter is provided with at least one first branch channel 114 communicating with the main air channel 113, the first One end of the branch channel 114 is connected to the main air channel 113, and the other end is connected to a fluid supply device (not shown in the figure). Further, one end of the first branch channel 114 is connected to the second flow channel section L2 of the main air channel 113 to supply gas. The fluid flows to the second flow channel section L2, and the gas of the second flow channel section L2 flows to the first flow channel section L1 and the third flow channel section L3 in different directions respectively; and the base 11 is additionally provided with a second branch according to operational requirements. The air passage 115 and the second branch passage 115 communicate with the main air passage 113 . In this embodiment, the second branch passage 115 communicates with the first flow passage section L1 of the main air passage 113 .

The joint piece 12 is assembled on the main airway 113 of the base 11 for performing preset operations on the electronic components; the joint piece 12 can be a conveying piece, a crimping piece or a pressure moving piece, for example, the joint piece 12 can have a suction part for A pressing and moving part to perform the operation of transferring and crimping electronic components; for example, the joint part 12 can have a pressing jig to be a crimping part, so as to simply perform the operation of crimping electronic components; the first end 121 of the joint part 12 Located in the first flow channel section L1 of the main air channel 113, the second end 122 communicates with the outside of the base 11. Further, the outer diameter of the first end 121 of the joint piece 12 is the same as the first flow channel section L1 of the main air channel 113. In this embodiment, the joint member 12 is a pressure displacement member, and its first end 121 is located in the first flow channel section L1 of the main air channel 113 , and the outer diameter of the first end 121 is the same as the first flow channel section L1 of the main air channel 113 . The second end 122 has a suction-pressure portion 123, and the suction-pressure portion 123 communicates with the first flow channel section L1 of the main air channel 113 and the second branch channel 115 of the base 11 for taking and placing electronic components.

The detection unit includes a sensor 13 and an actuating element 14. The sensor 13 is assembled on the base 11. Further, the sensor 13 is located on one side of the main airway 113, and can be a pressure sensor or a piezoelectric element. In this embodiment, the sensor 13 is a pressure sensor and is located at one side of the third flow channel segment L3 of the main airway 113 . The sensor 13 is connected to a processor (not shown in the figure), and the processor can receive the sensing The sensing signal of the device 13 is used to determine whether the joint 12 is in an abnormal state of decompression or overpressure; furthermore, the processor can integrate the sensing signals to display a pressure waveform.

The actuating member 14 is assembled on the main airway 113 for pressing against the sensor 13 , and further, the actuating member 14 may be attached to or not attached to the sensor 13 , for example, the actuating member 14 is attached to the sensor 13 , and can be Detect whether the joint 12 is over-pressurized or under-pressure; for example, the actuator 14 is not attached to the sensor 13, but can detect whether the joint 12 is over-pressed; in this embodiment, the actuator 14 is made of elastic material and assembled On the base 11 and located in the third flow channel section L3 of the main air channel 113, the actuator 14 is attached to the sensor 13 with a pressing portion 141 at one end. Furthermore, the pressing portion 141 at one end of the actuator 14 is connected to the sensor The measuring device 13 is provided with a fitting part and a fitting part that cooperate with each other. In this embodiment, the fitting part and the fitting part are the grooves 143 and the projections 131 that cooperate with each other; the other end of the joint part 12 is provided with a pressure bearing The pressure-bearing portion 142 is opposite to the first end 121 of the joint member 12 and has an appropriate distance (ie, the second flow channel section L2 of the main air channel 113 ), and the outer diameter of the actuating member 14 is the same as the main air channel 113 . The aperture size of the third flow channel section L3, that is, the outer diameter of the first end 121 of the first flow channel section L1 of the same joint 12 located in the main air channel 113, is such that the pressure-bearing portion 142 of the actuating member 14 and the first end 121 of the joint member 12 are One end 121 is subjected to air pressure of the same pressure value and opposite direction.

Please refer to FIG. 2 , the adaptor and detection unit of the present invention are applied to a test device 20 . The test device 20 is provided with a power source 21 and a moving arm 22 driven and displaced by the power source 21 . The power source 21 can drive the moving arm according to the operation requirements. 22 for displacement in Z direction or YZ direction or XYZ direction, in this embodiment , the test device 20 is assembled on the machine table 30, the power source 21 is used to drive the moving arm 22 to move in the YZ direction; the adapter is assembled on the moving arm 22 with the first surface 111 of the base 11, so that the adapter and the detection unit can be moved The arm 22 is displaced in the YZ direction for crimping and transferring electronic components; the testing device 20 is further equipped with a tester on the machine table 30 for testing the electronic components. In this embodiment, the tester includes an electrically connected The circuit board 23 and the test socket 24 with probes are used for receiving and testing electronic components.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 3 , the suction-pressure portion 123 of the joint member 12 is communicated with the second branch duct 115 of the base 11 , and the second branch duct 115 is used to suck the gas inside the joint member 12 , so that the suction-pressure portion 123 of the joint member 12 is used for suction. An electronic component 25 to be tested can be adsorbed, and the electronic component 25 to be tested can be transferred to the test seat 24; however, the first branch 114 of the base 11 of the adapter is connected to a fluid supply device (not shown), so that The first branch channel 114 can deliver gas to the second flow channel section L2 of the main air channel 113 , and the gas in the second flow channel section L2 flows to the first flow channel section L1 and the third flow channel section L3 respectively. The outer diameters of the pressing portion 142 and the first end 121 of the joint member 12 are the same, so that the gas pressure they bear is also the same; therefore, when the test seat 24 supports a single electronic component 25, the joint member 12 is pressed with a predetermined crimping force. The electronic element 25 is pressed against the electronic element 25 and is subjected to the reaction force of the electronic element 25. After the joint member 12 bears the reaction force, the first flow channel section L1 of the main air passage 113 is displaced in the Z direction in the reverse direction, and this displacement does not cause the joint The first end 121 of the element 12 is crimped to the pressure-receiving portion 142 of the actuating element 14, so that the actuating element 14 is still pressed against the sensor 13 with a pre-pressure. The pressure value sensed by the detector 13 conforms to the set range, and transmits the sensing signal to the processor (not shown in the figure), and the processor determines that the joint 12 performs crimping operation on the electronic components with the predetermined crimping force.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 4 , when an electronic component 25A remains in the test seat 24 , the engaging member 12 presses the electronic component 25 with a predetermined crimping force, which will cause the engaging member 12 to bear a large reaction force, and the main airway The first flow channel section L1 of 113 is displaced in the reverse direction in the Z direction, but this large displacement will cause the first end 121 of the engaging member 12 to press against the pressure-bearing portion 142 of the actuating member 14, causing the actuating member 14 to bear too much pressure The actuator 14 presses against the sensor 13 with a relatively large pressure, the sensor 13 senses the abnormal pressure immediately, and transmits the sensing signal to the processor. A warning signal is issued to inform the staff to quickly remove the abnormality, so as to avoid subsequent damage to the electronic components and the test seat 24 .

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 5 , under normal conditions, the adapter supplies gas to the second flow channel section L2 of the main air channel 113 through the first branch channel 114 , so that the gas in the second flow channel section L2 flows to the first flow channel section respectively. L1 and the third flow channel section L3, so that the actuator 14 located in the third flow channel section L3 can be pressed against the sensor 13 with a predetermined pressure, and the engaging piece 12 located in the first flow channel section L1 can be predicted with the same air pressure. The electronic component 25 is crimped with a crimping force; once the air pressure supplied by the first branch 114 of the base 11 to the main airway 113 is insufficient, the actuator 14 cannot press against the sensor 13 with a preset pressure, and the actuator 14 is engaged with Under the condition that the element 12 is subjected to the same air pressure, the joint element 12 cannot crimp the electronic component 25 with the predetermined crimping force. Therefore, the sensor 13 is used to sense the abnormality of insufficient pressure immediately, and the sensing signal It is transmitted to the processor, and the processor will determine the loss of pressure on the joint 12 and issue a warning signal to inform the staff to quickly eliminate the abnormality, thereby ensuring the quality of the work.

Please refer to FIGS. 1 , 2 and 6 , the present invention is applied to electronic component operation equipment. The operation equipment includes a machine table 30 , a feeding device 40 , a material receiving device 50 , an operation device with the present invention, and a central control device (not shown in the figure). ), and further includes a conveying device 60; the feeding device 40 is assembled on the machine table 30, and is provided with at least one feeding holder 41 to accommodate at least one electronic component to be operated; the receiving device 50 is assembled on the machine table 30, And at least one receiver 51 is provided to accommodate at least one electronic component that has been operated; the working device is arranged on the machine table 30, and is provided with at least one operator and the connector detection unit of the present invention, and the operator is used for The preset operation is performed on the electronic components, the connector is used for attaching the electronic components during operation, and the detection unit is used for detecting whether the pressure of the connector is abnormal; in this embodiment, the operating device is the testing device 20, and the operating device is Tester, the test device 20 includes a power source 21, a moving arm 22, a tester and an adapter detection unit of the present invention. The power source 21 is used to drive the moving arm 22 to displace in at least one direction (such as the YZ direction). The tester includes an electrical A circuit board 23 connected to the circuit board 23 and a test seat 24 with probes, the test seat 24 is used for holding and testing electronic components; the connector of the present invention is assembled on the moving arm 22 with the base 11, so that the connector and the detection unit can be connected by The moving arm 22 is driven to move in the YZ direction, the connector uses the connector 12 for transferring and crimping electronic components, and the detection unit uses the actuator 14 and the sensor 13 to detect whether the pressure of the connector is abnormal; the conveying device 60 It is assembled on the machine table 30 and is provided with at least one conveyor for conveying the electronic components. In this embodiment, the conveying device 60 is provided with a first conveyor 61 for taking out the waiting device from the feeding holder 41 of the feeding device 40 . The electronic components to be tested are transferred to the feeding stage 62, and the feeding stage 62 carries the electronic components to be tested to the side of the testing device 20, and the power source 21 drives the moving arm 22, the adapter, etc. in the YZ direction Displacement, so that the connector takes out the electronic components to be tested from the feeding stage 62, and transfers and crimps the test seat 24 to perform the test operation, and transfers the tested electronic components to the discharging stage 63, and discharges the material. The carrier 63 unloads the tested electronic components, the second conveyor 64 of the conveying device 60 takes out the tested electronic components from the discharge carrier 63, and according to the test results, delivers the tested electronic components to the receiving device 50 The material receiving device 51 is placed in the classification and storage; the central control device is used to control and integrate the actions of each device, so as to perform automatic operation and achieve the practical benefit of improving the operation efficiency.

11: Pedestal 111: The first side 112: The second side 113: Main airway 114: First Airway 115: Second Airway L1: The first runner section L2: Second runner segment L3: The third channel segment 12: Joints 121: First End 122: Second End 123: suction part 13: Sensor 131: bump 14: Actuator 141: top pressing part 142: Pressure bearing part 143: Groove 20: Test device 21: Power source 22: Moving Arm 23: circuit board 24: Test seat 25, 25A: electronic components 30: Machine 40: Feeding device 41: Feed holder 50: Receiving device 51: Receiving holder 60: Conveyor 61: First Conveyor 62: Feeding platform 63: discharge stage 64: Second conveyor

Fig. 1: The configuration diagram of the adapter and the detection unit of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the adapter of the present invention applied to a test device. Fig. 3: Schematic diagram (1) of the use of the adapter and the detection unit of the present invention. Figure 4: Schematic diagram (2) of the use of the adapter and the detection unit of the present invention. Figure 5: Schematic diagram (3) of the use of the adapter and the detection unit of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the adaptor and detection unit of the present invention applied to work equipment.

11: Pedestal

111: The first side

112: The second side

113: Main airway

114: First Airway

115: Second Airway

L1: The first runner section

L2: Second runner segment

L3: The third channel segment

12: Joints

121: First End

122: Second End

123: suction part

13: Sensor

131: bump

14: Actuator

141: top pressing part

142: Pressure bearing part

143: Groove

Claims (10)

A splicer detection unit, comprising: Adapter: A base with a main airway fitted with a displaceable actuated joint a piece, the joint piece is used to perform a preset operation on the electronic component; Detection unit: provided with a sensor and an actuating element, the sensor is arranged on the base, the actuating The fitting is assembled on the main airway, so that the engaging piece pushes the actuating piece against the sensor The sensor detects whether the pressure of the joint is abnormal. The adapter detection unit according to claim 1, wherein the base of the adapter is provided with at least one first branch passage communicating with the main air passage. The adapter detection unit according to claim 2, wherein the main air channel of the adapter comprises a first flow channel section, a second flow channel section and a third flow channel section that communicate with each other, and the first flow channel section is used for assembling the joint The second flow channel section is for communicating with the first branch channel, and the third flow channel section is for assembling the actuating piece. The adapter detection unit according to claim 3, wherein the apertures of the first flow passage section and the third flow passage section of the main air passage are the same. The adapter detection unit according to claim 2, wherein the base of the adapter is provided with at least one second branch channel that communicates with the main air channel. The connector detection unit according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the actuating member is in contact with the sensor. The connector detection unit according to claim 6, wherein the actuating element and the sensor are provided with an engaging portion and an engaging portion that cooperate with each other, so that the actuating element can be attached to the sensor. The adapter detection unit according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the actuator is not attached to the sensor. The adapter detection unit according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the outer diameter of the pressure-receiving portion of the actuating member is the same as the outer diameter of the first end of the engaging member. A work equipment comprising: Machine; Feeding device: It is arranged on the machine and has at least one supply for accommodating the electronic components to be operated. material holder; Receiving device: It is arranged on the machine and has at least one receiving device for accommodating the electronic components that have been processed. material holder; Operating device: It is arranged on the machine, and is provided with at least one operating device, and at least as The connector detection unit described in claim 1, the operator is used for checking electronic components Performing a preset operation, the connector is used for attaching electronic components during operation, the detection unit for detecting whether the pressure of the adapter is abnormal; Central control device: for controlling and integrating the actions of various devices.

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